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Testimony: I asked for help. The system threw me to the wolves. Pass S-5000/A-6206 to break this cycle.

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Below is testimony from Felix Duprey, Harm Reduction Navigator at New Jersey Harm Reduction Coalition, in support of parole reform bills S-5000/A-6206. To Members of the Legislature:  I asked for help. The system threw me to the wolves. Pass S-5000/A-6206 to break this cycle.   I was arrested for drug possession. When I stood in front … Read more

35+ recovery, housing, & reform groups urge legislative leadership to pass parole reform bill (A-6206/S-5000)

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Trenton, New Jersey – On Wednesday, 35+ public health, recovery, housing, and civil rights organizations sent a letter to Senate President Scutari and Assembly Speaker Coughlin urging passage of S-5000/A-6206, which would reform New Jersey’s parole system to focus on public safety rather than non-criminal technical violations. “Too often, parole functions as a revolving door back … Read more

Senate Advances Bill to Restore Raided Opioid Settlement Funds  

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Public Health Leaders Applaud Senator Vitale for Clawing Back $45 million Meant for Harm Reduction  Trenton, NJ – Earlier today, the Senate Health and Human Services Committee advanced Senate Bill 4792, legislation to restore money that lawmakers raided from the Opioid Settlement Fund in the FY26 budget. The June raid was a last-minute, back-room deal … Read more

Governor Murphy’s pardons are historic step to right wrongs of New Jersey’s drug war

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Earlier today, Governor Murphy pardoned or commuted the sentences of 33 residents, with the significant majority of pardons for non-violent drug-related offenses. Today’s pardons are the first by Governor Murphy and more are possible. Residents convicted of outdated, ineffective drug war violations are encouraged to apply for clemency through New Jersey’s Clemency Advisory Board.   In … Read more

NJHRC expands free naloxone and fentanyl test strip delivery, adds Sheilah Powell to manage mail-based services 

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New Jersey Harm Reduction Coalition (NJHRC) announced today that the organization is expanding its mail-based naloxone and harm reduction program. To manage the expansion, NJHRC is pleased to announce the hire of Sheilah Powell (she/her) as Manager of Mail-Based Services and Community Distribution.